Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] when it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | US Senate armed services committee chairman Sam Nunn asked the Defence Department to conduct a further investigation , citing the statement in the ABC broadcast by Adml. ( retd ) William Crowe , former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , that the Vincennes had been in Iranian waters when it fired the missile , not in international waters as previously claimed . |
| 32 | Now , I rather like strange things when it comes to garden ornaments . |
| 33 | The former holder of four world titles scored two knockdowns but there were boos in the late rounds when it became apparent that Duran , 41 , would n't win by a knockout . |
| 34 | Our report on page 97 looks at where you stand and your legal rights when it comes to joint finances — and how to avoid getting into difficulties that are not of your own making . |
| 35 | Even so , they were still the poor relations when it came to wearing tracksuits or ‘ sweats ’ as the Americans liked to call them . |
| 36 | Should the criminal law really distinguish between unmarried and married couples when it comes to dealing with rape ? |
| 37 | Do not buy foam-filled furniture if you can avoid it , as it can give oft lethal fumes when it ignites . |
| 38 | Pond keepers in general are great improvisers when it comes to filtration . |
| 39 | The fuselage broke into three major sections when it separated at the wing leading edge and wing trailing edge and the wreckage came to a stop 625 feet short of the runway pavement . |
| 40 | During 1990 Hoylake withdrew its bid for BAT , partly because of problems encountered with the US regulatory authorities when it tried to arrange a buyer for BAT 's US insurance business . |
| 41 | But Ukraine , though it renounced nuclear weapons when it became independent in 1991 , is now hesitating to ratify START 1 and the Lisbon protocol , and to accede as a non-nuclear state to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) . |
| 42 | The Proceedings of the Royal Society completely overlooked Lear 's beautiful Parrots when it decided that , ‘ The so-called Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains ’ was ‘ by far the most accurately illustrated work on foreign ornithology that had been issued up to that period . ’ |
| 43 | Sixty nuclear opposition groups from all over the country supported the Union of Concerned Scientists when it presented evidence at official hearings about weaknesses in the emergency cooling systems designed to stop a reactor overheating . |
| 44 | ( The Labour Party , to be fair , has never observed quite the same double standards when it comes to private and public speech ) . |
| 45 | It shows the stars can be anything but tough guys when it comes to danger . |
| 46 | Mind you , getting through defences ai n't that easy : defenders can nick the ball off you by slid-tackling — although this has unpredictable results when it rains . |
| 47 | On the whole , Acts , despite their legal precision , are fairly loose guides when it comes actually to setting up the services they authorize , and the decisions made by the administrators of services at central or local level are of great importance in shaping the provision . |
| 48 | Despite the fame of John Gay 's ballad opera , which broke all box-office records when it opened in 1728 , it is performed surprisingly rarely these days . |
| 49 | The differing roles of the parties and the judge in the process of taking evidence have practical implications when it comes to evidence being taken for use in a country with a different procedural tradition . |
| 50 | They can be ‘ Labour ’ or ‘ Cooperative ’ or conscientious objectors when it suits , but whatever they disguise themselves as , their object is the same — to bring about a ‘ class war ’ … |
| 51 | Geac maintains very conservative accounting standards and often writes off soft or non-cash assets when it buys a company to bring the acquisition 's books in line , he added . |
| 52 | Absolon 's portrait thus ends with particular bathos when it transpires that he still can not escape the vulgar facts of the body 's nature , try as he might : This second instance of a marked word in the Miller 's Tale encourages a recall of the context of the first , Nicholas 's grabbing of Alison , and thus even before it has been dramatically explicated completes the second fabliau triangle , Nicholas — Alison — Absolon , which forms a symmetrical reflection of the first , Nicholas — Alison — John . |
| 53 | This week , at the International Timber Trade Organisation 's conference in Japan , Britain was supported by green groups when it suggested a labelling scheme for tropical hardwood so consumers could choose products manufactured from sustainable timber reserves . |
| 54 | None the less , this was a significant change from the days of the old CEB , which ( though hedged about by precise legal requirements on matters such as pricing ) had not been subject to government limits on finance ( choosing to raise its fixed-interest capital without government guarantee ) and had ignored ministerial requests when it felt they were unjustified ( being protected against the sanction acquired by the Minister in 1947 : the power of dismissal ) . |
| 55 | So you can hardly expect me to share your rose-tinted spectacles when it comes to marriage . ’ |
| 56 | We have wonderful advantages when it comes to GLOBAL evangelism . |
| 57 | And university presses have particular advantages when it comes to competition , he comments . |
| 58 | I chaired the Committee that considered the London Underground ( Safety Measures ) Bill , which will improve the safety of a number of London underground stations when it takes effect , including Oxford circus , which several million commuters pass through every day . |
| 59 | I thought it was a big chub and was surprised to see the red fins when it surfaced . |
| 60 | Then there 's ‘ Silver Milkboy ’ , which was the cause of a large number of red faces when it turned out to be female ! |